Jan 27, 2017
(Started Jul 01, 2007)

Advice & Tips:
Take as prescribed. Will build tolerance quickly if you take more than prescribed.

Cost:
< $25 monthly

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Jun 27, 2016
(Started Jun 30, 2012)

Effectiveness

Major
(for headaches)

Side effects

None

Adherence

Sometimes

Burden

Not at all hard to take

Dosage:
As needed

Cost:
< $25 monthly

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Oct 2, 2015
(Started Nov 29, 2009)

Effectiveness

Moderate
(for pain)

Side effects

Mild
(muscle fatigue)

Adherence

Usually

Burden

Not at all hard to take

Dosage:
1.5 x 325 mg-10 mg
Daily

Advice & Tips:
I have been taking hydrocodone under many names over the years. Some of the names were Vicodin, Lortab, and Norco. They all seemed to work the same which was not that good.
I just started taking the 10/325 yesterday so I will have to see how well a higher dosage pill helps me. I really hope I see an improvement in my pain levels with this new dose.
My dosages have been up and down as my PCP was really mad at me for quitting Lyrica. I was hallucinating and could fall asleep right in the middle of a sentence while I was talking. I totaled 2 cars and was lucky that I didn't kill some innocent victim! Both accidents happened while I was hallucinating. It was plain awful taking the Lyrica but my PCP didn't understand and cut my hydrocodone down to the bare bones. I just went 3 years without a dosage increase as she had told me to never ask again but I couldn't help finally breaking down and asking. I asked for 2 x 7.5 per day and she said, "No" but then the very next month she wrote it for the same amount that I had asked for by writing me 45 x 10mg per month. That is still 15 mg a day. Bless her heart for helping me out!!! I hate it when I don't have a life because of pain...

Cost:
< $25 monthly

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Feb 15, 2015
(Started Apr 16, 2012)

Effectiveness

Moderate
(for pain in lower back)

Side effects

Moderate
(fatigue)

Adherence

Usually

Burden

Not at all hard to take

Cost:
< $25 monthly

Oct 15, 2011
(Started Apr 16, 2012)

Effectiveness

Major
(for pain in lower back)

Side effects

Mild

Adherence

Usually

Burden

Not at all hard to take

Advice & Tips:
Took pain away . Yeah :)

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Dec 1, 2014
(Started Dec 05, 2011)

Effectiveness

Slight
(for pain in upper back)

Effectiveness

Slight
(for pain in shoulders)

Effectiveness

Slight
(for pain in lower back)

Effectiveness

Slight
(for pain in knees)

Effectiveness

Slight
(for pain)

Effectiveness

None
(for nerve pain in left leg)

Effectiveness

None
(for fibromyalgia)

Effectiveness

Slight
(for complex regional pain syndrome type I)

Effectiveness

Slight
(for pain caused by non-painful stimuli (allodynia))

Side effects

Mild
(increased energy)

Adherence

Always

Burden

Not at all hard to take

Dosage:
As needed

Advice & Tips:
It helped a little, but not enough to actually do anything. I still felt that I wasn't able to Lie my life at all

Cost:
< $25 monthly

Jul 1, 2014
(Started Dec 05, 2011)

Effectiveness

Slight
(for pain in upper back)

Effectiveness

Slight
(for pain in shoulders)

Effectiveness

Slight
(for pain in lower back)

Effectiveness

Slight
(for pain in knees)

Effectiveness

Slight
(for pain)

Effectiveness

Slight
(for nerve pain in left leg)

Effectiveness

Slight
(for fibromyalgia)

Effectiveness

None
(for complex regional pain syndrome type I)

Effectiveness

None
(for pain caused by non-painful stimuli (allodynia))

Side effects

None

Adherence

Always

Burden

Not at all hard to take

Dosage:
As needed

Advice & Tips:
It didn't really help with the overall pain. Sometimes barely dulling it, but not enough to continue taking it. The Morphine IR and ER help much more